2 pniMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS NEW TRACTION SYSTEM PLANNED Company Granted Franchise For Trackless Trolley by Dover Borough Council j Dover, Pa. t April 4.—Dover Bor- ; ou Council at its meeting on Tucs- \ dty evening renewed tile franchise j granted a year ago to the corpora- ! tion that has planned to operate a | i maklesH trolley between this place I and New Cumberland. C. P. Comly, j the company's representative, was htre and conferred with the members I of Council. It is claimed that, due! to the war, material to-huild the line j is difficult to secure. Contracts for j the poles have already been let to a York county forest owner. The plan j of the company is to tirst open the , route from hire to Rossvillc, and | then to New Cumberland byway of! I.ewlaberry. The right of way ■ through Wellsville and Diilsburg j could not be secured, and for that ; leason those two boroughs will not | tie included in the route. The conveyance wl'l be on the or- j der of a large motor bus and carry j about thirty persons. Its motive j power will be received from an overhead trolley wire, just the samp j as for the ordinary trolleycar. Tills | car, however, will not run on a j Hack, but will have to be guided the same as a motor bus. Lines of this | sort have been operated successfully I in Europe. The cars will be operated on a' schedule to connect with the electric cars at New Cumberland for Harris burg, and with the York Railways Company at this place for York. PECULIAR ACCIDENT TO CHII.ni J.ewisto\vn, Pa., April 4.—Violet j Pearson, 8-year-old daughter of Clyde Pearson, met with a painfull accident yesterday. She was run-i ning on the pavement in West Third] street, when three sticks of stove j wood thrown from a wagon struck the child on the head, badly lace rating the scalp. ORRTNEFOR - DRINK HABIT Orrine has been uniformly suc-J cessful in restoring victims of thel "Drink l-labit" into sober and use ful citizens. If. after a trial, you get I no benefit, your money will be re- j funded. It is a simple home treat ment. No sanitarium expense. No 1 loss- of time. Orrine No. 1, secret treatment; J No. 2. voluntary treatment. Costs only SI.OO a box. Ask for booklet. Geo. A. Gorgas, 16 N. 3rd St. EDUCATIONAL [School of Commerce AND Harrlsburg Business College Troup Unlltlfnff, IS S. Market So. Bell phone 4V5; Dial 43U3 . Bookkeeping, shorthand. Steno type. Typewriting. Civil Service. If you want to secure a good position and Hold it, get Thor ough Training in a Standard school of Kntabllnhrd Keputntlon. Day I and Night School. Knter any Mon day. Fully accredited by the National i Association. w Give them Vinol The Well-known Cod Liver f and Iron Tonic, Without Oil TQMAKETHEM STRONG Old People who suffer from poor circula tion, thin, sluggish, and watery blood, weak digestion and poor appetite, find in this famous cod liver and iron tonic, Vinol, the very elements needed to enrich the blood, rebuild wasting tissues and create strength. Feeble, Aged Mother Made Strong by Vinol Pitman, N.J. — "I suffered from a feeble, weak, run down condition so I could not get around to do mv usual light duties, for I am 73 years of age and past hard work. My daughter brought me a bottle of Vinol and after taking two bottles I have a good appetite! rest well at night and am stronger and better in every way."— Mrs. F. Anderson, Pitman, N. J. WE WILL RETURN YOUR MONEY if Vinol fails to benefit vou. George A. Gorgas. Druggist; Kennedy's Medi cine Store, S2l Market. St.; G. F. Kramer, Third and Broad Sts.; Kitziniller's Pharmacy, 1326 Derry St., Harrlsburg, and all leading Drug Stores Everywhere. v •••- THURSDAY EVENINH HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH APRIL 4, 1918 CUMBERLAND VALLEY Civic Club to Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary | Curl Mo, Pa., April 4.—To observe the twentieth anniversary of its ] founding:, the Carlisle Civic Club, one | of the oldest and most active organ j izations of Its kind In the state, is planning for special exercises in con | nection with their May meeting. This i organization was given credit by J. Horace McFarland, of Harrlsburg, in lan address here, of bringing Carlisle to a high point in civic advancement, i Mrs. Gertrude Kiddie, wife of Forni | er Judge E. W. Biddle, widely known ; through the state for her interest J in women's work, was the tirst presi , dent. The following new officers were | installed at a meeting held yester jday: President. Mrs. G. C. Flower: ' first vice-president, Mrs. R. 15. Teit j rick; second vice-president, Mrs. J. I H. Morgan; recording secretary, Mrs. j John M. Rliey; corresponding secre- ( ' tary, Mrs. J. H. Kirk; treasurer, Mrs. J A. 11. Thompson; assistant treasurer. jMrs. Kate Halbert. Cumberland County S. S. Convention at Carlisle Meehnnlesburs. Pa.. April 4. — ! The annual convention of the Cuni | herland County Sunday School Asso- I ciation, which will be held in Car lisle on April 17 and 18, promises to be of unusual interest. One of the special features will be the singing which will be conducted by B. P. Ackley, of Philadelphia, formerly with the Billy Sunday party. Several ] state workers will be here also, in j eluding Miss Kane, a specialist in I elementary work and Preston G. [ Orwig, secretary of the Young Peo- I pie's Division for Pennsylvania. The session on Thursday, the ISth will ; be the big one and when the largest attendance is expected. On the 17th the sessions will be devoted mostly to workers' conferences. All the ses sions will be held in the United Evangelical Church. President Young | and Secretary Gray are now at work jon the program. Delegates will be j invited from all the schools in the county. MARRIED FIFTY YEARS Carlisle, Pa., April 4.—Surrounded 4 by three generations of descendants, j Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Keller, of Car- I lisle, on Tuesday celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They I are natives of Perry county, but have I lived in Carlisle for about twenty years. The former is a Civil War veteran and is 73 years old. while his j wife is 73. Patriotic decorations fea tured, a son and grandson in the ■ Army being present for the event, i Charles Keller, of Summerdale, is a ison. TODAY ; Procrastination is the thief ot health: Keep yourself well by the timely use and help of KHHAM'S PILLS j Larseit Sale of Any Medline in t]i a WarlcL I Sold everywhere. In boxe*. 10c.. 25c. Canvass to Ascertain Sunday School Attendance Carlisle, Pa., April 4.—Just at the 1 c lose of the annual county conven- : j tion which will be held in the United j Evangelical Church, beginning on i April 18, plans are being made for a' | house-to-house, canvass of every j home in Cumberland county in order I to register the names of every ocou-1 j pant as to Sunday school attend ance or non-attendance and prefer- 1 ence. Each school in the county will | furnish twenty volunteer workers for j the canvass. \ The Carlisle District Committee j I also arranged to entertain all dele-1 ! gates to the county gathering at a i I special luncheon to be held in con- 1 | nection with the convention. A fea-] j ture of this meeting will be a chii-' I dren's session conducted by Miss] | Kane, of Philadelphia, B. D. Ackley, 1 of Philadelphia, will have charge of' | the music. Farm Bureau Demonstration at Mechanicsburg Church Morlianicsburg, Pa., April 4. j Educational meetings relating to 1 food and clothing in co-operation with the County Farm Bureau will , lie held in the Methodist Episcopal Church to-day and to-morrow after noon and evening at 2.30 and 7.30 o'clock. The lectures and demonstra tions will be given by a member of the home economics extension staff of the Pennsylvania State College. Miss Mary Fisher. The discussions will include "Value and Uses of Grains and Grain Products;" "Selec tion of Food Materials and Planning of Meals," "Meat Savers and Substi tutes," "Selection of Clothing Ma terials." "Care and Repair of Gar ments," and "Use of a Foundation Pattern in Cutting Simple Gar ments." The public is urged to at tend all the sessions. M. E. Conference Opens at Waynesboro Church Waynesboro, Pa., April 4.—ln the absence of the president of the Har risburg District, Middle District Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Conference, Miss Carrie Purdy, of Pueblo, Mexico, presided at the open ing session of the annual conven tion of the Woman's Foreign Mis sionary Society in the Methodist Episcopal Church here on Tuesday afternoon. Twenty delegates front various auxiliaries and Young Peo ple's Societies throughout the dis trict wore present. The following were appointed at the afternoon session: Enrollment. Misses Matilda Deterich and Lulu Kennedy, Waynesboro: nominations, Mrs. J. Ellis Bell. Mechanicsburg; Mrs. H. I>. Yost, Ilarrisburg; Mrs. Victor McKelvey. Waynesboro: sub scriptions, Misses I.ois Barnitz, York, and Katherine Coons, Chambers burg; courtesy, Mrs. J. Horace Mc- Farland, Harrlsburg, and Mrs. T. Howard Ake, Chambersburg. SMAMjPOX AT CHAMBERSBURG Chambersburg, Pa.. April 4. Tuesday County Health Officer Kin ter and Health Officer Robert Wal ker, found four cases_of smallpox here, all in Electric Light avenue. Three of the cases were in the home of James Burns. Mrs. Burns and her sons, Paul and Merle, are ill. John Stevenson, a drayman, is the fourth person suffering from the disease. In rounding up these cases the officers vaccinated forty-six persons. KAST IT NERAI; SERVICES Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 4. Funeral services for D. E. Kast will be held to-morrow evening in the Presbyterian church at 7.30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. J. Ellis Bell, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, assisted by the Rev. George Fulton, I of the Presbyterian Church. Private burial will be made in Chestnut Hill Cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted. SERVICE FLAG UXVEII.KD Carlisle, Pa., April 4.—With, spe cial exercises, attended by a number of visitors from all parts of this sec tion, Carlisle Council, Royal Ar canum, last evening held a war meet ing. A feature was the unveiling of a service flag in honor of those mem bers who have entered the govern ment service. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO OPEN ltlain, Pa., April 4. —Two Sunday schools in the country districts of this section which have been organ ized will open next Sunday. The one is at the Church of the Breth ren, at Three Springs, which will be held at 10 a. m. and the other is at Manassa Union Church at 3 p. m. Officers elected to serve at the Church of the Brethren Sunday schol are: Jacob K. Shumaker, su perintendent; Murray D. Snyder, as sistant superintendent; Miss Alice Reeder, secretary; Miss Effie Gut shall, assistant secretary, and Miss Sara Shumaker, treasurer; and those to have charge of the Manassa Union Sunday school are: James H. Wilt, superintendent; Samuel Henry, as sistant superintendent. Miss Effie Gutshall, secretary; Miss Myrtle Keck, assistant secretary, and Ed ward Gutshall, treasurer. EIGHT IN MI.DICAL UNIT Newport, Pa., April 4. —Eight Perry county boys constituted the first Perry county medical unit sent several days ugo to Columbus bar racks, Ohio. Included among the members in this unit were: Gordon Dunkelberger, of New Bloomfleld; James G. Keen, of Newport; Her man L. Leiter, of Newport; Herbert E. G. Davie, of Geneva, N. Y.; Wil liam E. Soule. of Newport; Harry W. Morris, of Liverpool: Edward K. Freed, of Liverpool, and Oren Egold, of Landisburg. HALIFAX Mrs G. M. Smith is spending the week at Philadelphia. Isaac Kinsinger, of near Waynes vllle, was kicked in the face with a horse. The wound required several stitches to close. A converted Macedonian minister delivered an address In the lo>.al United Brethren Church Tuesday evening. The Rev. I. D. Lowery, pastor of the local United Brethren Church, will preach at Tower City Sunday morning and at Lyltens Sunday eve ning. The Rev. Clarence Mease, of Williamstown, will preach in the j Halifax United Brethren Church on Sunday morning and the Rev, G. W I Rothermell. of Elizabethviile, wili j preach in the evening. The local Red Cross Society pre i Hented comfort kits, sweaters, *tc ! to Harry M. Sweigard and Alfred w' | t'lemson, who went to Camp Meade I on Tuesday with the upper end con -1 tingent. ITOWER SIGNALS IN LIBERTY LOAN Movable Device on Pole in Gettysburg Square to Tell Progress of Campaign . Gettysburg, Pa.. April 4. The publicity manager of Adams county Third Liberty Loan committee "wtll I keep the people informed of thej progress being made In the drive i each day, and to do this has arrang-j ed to have a Liberty Loan tower nnd| flagstaff erected in the public square! here. On the sides of the tower! will be painted a series of picturesj such as is being used to advertise; the loan and short sentences urging! the people to subscribe. Up through .• the center will go the flagstaff and i from the corners of the tower, which will be eight-sided, streamers Willi be run to meet at a point some dis tance up the staff. The whole structure will be illuminated at night, it is planned to indicate by some movable device on the pole the progress of the campaign, so that all may see at any time just how much of the Adams county quota of ?'532,590 has been subscribed. New Oxford Leads Adams County in Stamp Sales C;ptt.v*burK> Pa., April 4. —As has been the case in every campaign for funds to assist in carrying on the var, the borough of New Oxford is leading in the sale of Thrift Stamps in the county. In this town over 17.000 worth of tile Thrift and War Savings Stamps have been sold. RECEPTION TO PASTOR Newport, Pa., April 4.—Announce ments have been issued of a recep tion to be tendered to the Rev. Frank T. Bell, new pastor of the Newport Methodist Episcopal Church, to-morrow evening. Suburban Notes NEWPORT Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kepner have returned to their homes at Har- I risburg after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Freeland. George C. Ilench. a student at the Bordentown Military Institute. N. J., visited his grandmother, Mrs. George L. Comp. Mrs. Floru Kipp and daughter, j Helen, have returned to their homes here after visiting relatives at Har risburg. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Beatty have [returned to their homes at Lans downe after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hauperman. I Mr. and Mrs. David Kochenderfer have returned to their Philadelphia homes after visiting Mr. Koehen derfer's mother, Mrs. Peter Kochen- I tlerfer. Max Lahr has returned to Phila delphia. where he is a student at the I University of Pennsylvania after vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lahr. Landis Rice, connected with the United States Engineering Corps at Washington. D. C., has returned to his duties after visiting his mother, Mrs. Margaret Rice. Included among the Camp Meade soldiers who visited within the past several days at their homes here, i were Jesse Butz, Jr., and. Carl Mur tiff. AN WILLI ; Corporal Max P. Lehman, of Camp Meade, Md., visited his parents. Prof, and Mrs. J. E. Lehman, over Sunday. Miss Violet Kettering, a student at Beeehwood school, is spending va cation with her mother, Mrs. Lydia Glick. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bachman, of Zinn's Mill, spent a day with the former's mother, Mrs. Mary Bach- i man. of East Main street. Miss Edith Lehman, a teacher of t the Abington High school, is spend- j ing vacation with her parents, Prof. ! and Mrs. J. E. Lehman. Misses Nancy and Elizabeth | Kreider, students at Walnut Lane j school, are spending vacation with | their parents, Congressman and Mrs. : A. S. Kreider. H. B. Derickson, of Dauphin, is I spending some time at the home of : his son. Prof. S. H. Derickson, of < rfast Main street. Miss Laura Millard and a friend j student at Goucher College, Balti more, spent a day here as guests of the former's parentis, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Millard. Miss Evelyne Bowman, kinder garten teacher at Hershey, spent a day as the guest of Prof. J. E. Leh man and family. David Fink, of the Philadelphia Navy yard, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fink. Lieutenant Clement Kreider. son of Congressman and Mrs. A. S. Kreider, spent Sunday here the guest of his parents. M. H. Bachman, local manager of the A. S. Kreider shoe, factory, left for Pittsburgh to witness the in duction into the military service of his son-in-law, Ralph Stickel, a for- 1 mer star baseball pitcher of Leb anon Valley College. Mr. Stickel left for Camp Lee and Mrs. Sitckel returned with her father to Ann- i vllle. John A. Shenk. of Hummelstown, accompanied by his nephew, Morris Engle, visited friends in town on Monday. Ah! That's the Spot Sloan's Liniment goes right to it. Have you a rheumatic ache or a | dull throbbing neuralgic pain? You can find a quick and effective relief ; in Sloan'* Liniment. Thousands of homes have this remedy handy for ' all external pains because time and time again it baa proven the quickest relief. So dean and aaay to apply, too. No rub bing. no stain, no inconvenience aa ia the | : cue with platters or ointments. If you once I use Sloan sLiniment.you will never be witb- I j out it. • I 1 Generous sized bottles, at all druggists, ! j 25c., 50c.. SI.OO. F Young Railroader Serving j as Marine on New Mexico n fliilllH BHHH 8 jnpL -. j „ CHARLES F. GARMAN Datipliin, Pa., April 4. —One of the —youngest volunteer soldleVs from Dauphin is Charles F. ("Sam") Gar man, who is just 20 years old. lie is a son of Mrs. Clara Garman. of Dauphin, and enlisted In the United States Marine Corps, at Paris Island, South Dakota, December 10, 1917. He has received a medal for beins an expert rifleman and has recent ly been assigned to the United States convoy ship, the New Mexico. Young Garman, before he enlisted, was a passenger brakeman on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, between Pittsburgh and Altoona. Gettysburg Soldier Fought With British in Battle Gettysburg, Pa., April 4.—A let [ tor received by his parents here from Lieutenant Herbert A. Bream veri- I lies that lie was actually in the lighting about Cambrai when the American engineers distinguished themselves and advanced with the British. This is i the party of engi neers which received special men tion in the dispatches from the front at the time of the fight, but the men were not permitted to tell aftout it in their letters until now. ' HONOR ROLL OF PUPILS Liverpool, Pa., April 4. Honor roll of Liverpool intermediate school for seventh month is as follows: Buelah Dressier, Hazel Watts, Erma Slietterley, Isabel Earner, Kathryn Lebkicher, Elizabeth Klinger, Ruth Knisely, Mary Kling, Grace Murray, Ray Long, Ray Stailey, Charles Mur ray, Willard Dressier, Theodore Rit ter and Fern Moyer. R. L. Shu maker is teacher. HOME FROM LONG TRIP Annvillc, Pa„ April 4.—Mrs. Eliz abeth Henry, of East Main street, returned from an extended trip cov ering three months and including a visit to her son, Howard Ilenry, in Chicago, Illinois. ECONOMY QUALITY Furniture, Rugs and Carpets ' J Both Phones 4th & Bridge St., New Cumberland Thrift and the Home I ARealCozyL In this day, when the nations of the world are con- Homelike '- ... ginStaii stantly calling on their people to exercise thrift, it is v ft m unpardonable for any one to overlook any chance for Library OF nf llpjlj - J Cheapness of price alone does not constitute economy LlVingrOOm | ) —high quality .plays an important part. "The Heat Saffliii : Hlffl ISI At our store you will find true economy—a perfect * o f t f ie Home" Hifil l|||||f IB IB! combination of high quality of design and materials R | A ride here in the car will prove well worth your fiber > living-room 9 ;; while. Take the car at Market Square marked "New s " ite - Upholstered fe Cumberland" and ride across the bridge to Fourth in high-grade leath- Street, New Cumberland. You are right at our door. " Normal price ™ j "Tr J jgjjzj 1 'l° | Located as we are, out of the "high-rent district" jfo *'* t °| fIIJIE of Harrisburg, though still within the single-fare o| H' ■ zone, our rent and maintenance costs ar so much ' ess we are f ar undersell the city stores Two Attractive Specials 1 The fact that our entire salesfferce has a material 7-piece, American walnut, "William and Mary" period bed- interest in the business insures morte personal and room suite. An exceptional bargain value—under normal attentive service than can be obtained from a salary present-day prices would cost $150.00. (tk i paid alesforce A saving of 16% Pf . , „ . _ „ ~ , , before vou buy that new furniture, ride over on 7-piece, Old Ivory period bedroom suite The toilet table th e trollev and inspect our stock The ride will br equipped with triple glass. Large size dresser with 29-inch bv Y !' j c* ui . SIO( - k - Ine nae w * 23-inch glass. Our price a saving of 15% d* 1 A pleasant and profitable to }ou. on present-day prices SI4S>UU AUTO-VAN DELIVERY SERVICE Four New Smallpox Cases ! Found in York County Yocuinton n. Pa.. April 4.—Four new cases of smallpox were foond in three different families to-day in this section of York county. They are; Viola Rehm, 8-year-old daughter of Eli Rehm: William Fisher, 12-year old. son of George W. Fisher, and Harry G. Prowell and bis niece, Mir iam Prowell. The situation in tills I section is anything but encouraging.) It is claimed that the orders of thel health authorities are not being lived I tip to. A large number have also | refused to be vaccinated. DISCHARGED IIIO.M Alt MY Gettysburg;, Pa., April 4.—Charles j A. Robinson, who has been in the! United States Army, assigned to a! baking company in the Quartermas ter's Department, has been brought back from France and given his dis charge on account of ill health. Wanamaker's Reliable Delivery Is a By-Word The Wanamaker Stores depend 011 reliable motor trucks to deliver to their customers —their delivery radius is tremendous. • •• 4-. More than 150 Autocars are used in the Wanamaker Delivery Service just recently they placed a large re peat order with the Autocar Company. Motor trucks are doing more work to-day than ever before find out about the Autocar in your line of busi ness at the Eureka Wagon Works, 616 North Street, Harrisburg. "The Autocar Motor Truck" The Autocar Co., Ardmore, Pa . Established 1897 Liverpool High School Students on Long Hike Liverpool, Pa., April 4. —Yesterday the boys and girls of Liverpool High School, chaperoned by the principal, | the Rev. C. M. Shaeffer, hiked to the | "Cold Springs" and "Girty Notch" by way of the state highway. The par ty included the following: Margaret I lleimbucher, Margaret i?tailey, Myr | tie Mengle, Pauline Shuler, Arna I Grubb, Julia Albright, Helen Hamil- I ton, Esther Lower, Katliryn Hepner, i Edna Knisely, Sarah Kiser, Cecilia j Earner, Susan Ritter, Evelyn Grubb, j Ida Arnold, Bessie Murray, Viola Coll man, Caroline Zimmerman, \ Blanche Snyder, Anna K. Thorp. Al j ice Wert, Hattie Linn. Matilda Har ' per, Ada Kiser. Clautta Deckard. Lee I Shuler, Charles Kerstetter, Harry Deckard, Chester Deckard, Alvin AVil l;amson, Lloyd Long, Leon Long, Herman Grubb, Chester Zink, Harri son Lower, Maurice Deckard, Her Porch Crowded With People Gives Way at Public Sale GelfyaburK, Pa., April 4. —A porch crowded with men and women await ing their turn at the dinner table ot tlif sale of James Murphy, near Ber tymdian, Kve way, throwing: the oc cupants In a mass. Fortunately, there were no serious inluries, cuts and bruises being the e.N.ent of the injuries. A N Mil XCK 111 AamA fi E Mount Union, Pa., April 4.—The marriage of William Percy Duntnit't. Mount Union, and Miss Kuth Ewinn Bortell, of McVeytown, was an nc unced to-day. The couple were married recently in Wellsburg, W. Va., by the Uev. William J. Holmes, pastor ot the First Presbyterian Church, of Wellsburpr. Miss Bortell was a frequent visitor in Harrisburg. Bert Jjower, George DeHaven, TJU ther Knisely and Orville Hoffman.
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